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Colorado election reformers face conservative critics in Proposition 131 debate

Polls show GOP opposition to ranked choice voting as red states move to enact bans

DATE: Oct 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Diverging grassroots, super PAC funding shaping Colorado’s 2024 congressional races

Races in three of Colorado’s eight congressional districts are attracting campaign contributions by the truckload in 2024, especially from Democrats. But outside spending figures suggest a s...

DATE: Oct 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado officials encourage voters to be wary of intimidation, election disinformation

Two top state officials in Colorado recently shared information to ensure voters are informed on their right to vote free of intimidation and how to avoid election disinformation ahead of th...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s unemployment rate at 4%, inching upward along with the U.S. rate

Colorado’s unemployment rate was stable at 4% in September, according to the state’s labor department. The unemployment rate, both in Colorado and nationally, has been climbing since reachin...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado asks court to dismiss Utes’ tribal gaming lawsuit

Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes sued state over their stance on sports betting

DATE: Oct 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Application fees waived at Colorado colleges this week

It will be free to apply to the 32 public colleges and universities in Colorado Tuesday through Thursday. It is the seventh Free Application Days campaign to increase the college-going rate ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s low inflation rate unchanged, still lower than the rest of the U.S.

Prices in Colorado were mostly flat last month as the state’s inflation continues to run lower than in the rest of the United States. Prices in the Denver metro area – which is the Colorado ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teenager identified as human remains found in freezer near Grand Junction

Investigators have identified the person whose head and hands were found in a freezer left behind by the previous occupants of a home near Grand Junction. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office id...

DATE: Oct 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado patient advocates call for action on ‘hidden’ hospital fees after state report’s release

Colorado health care consumers and their insurers paid about $13.4 billion in facility fees between 2017 and 2022, according to a legislatively-required state report released last week. The ...

DATE: Oct 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado clerks look to livestreaming for ballot box transparency

El Paso County spent close to $200k on technology last year

DATE: Oct 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Amendment K: Colorado election officials would have more time to prepare ballots

Constitutional amendment, referred to voters by the state legislature, would move up a number of election deadlines so county clerks have an extra week to get ballots ready to send to voters

DATE: Sep 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor aims to better prepare students for changing workforce

As chair of National Governors Association, Jared Polis wants to improve state education programs

DATE: Sep 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News